South Pole

American  

noun

1. Geography. the southern end of the earth's axis, the southernmost point on earth.

2. Astronomy. the point at which the axis of the earth extended cuts the southern half of the celestial sphere; the south celestial pole.

3. (lowercase) the pole of a magnet that seeks the earth's south magnetic pole.

4. (lowercase) magnetic pole1

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South Pole British  

noun

1. the southernmost point on the earth's axis, at the latitude of 90°S

2. astronomy the point of intersection, in the constellation Octans, of the earth's extended axis and the southern half of the celestial sphere

3. (usually not capitals) the south-seeking pole of a freely suspended magnet

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South Pole Scientific  

1. The southern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° south latitude at a point in Antarctica.

2. See more at axis

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South Pole Cultural  

1. The southern end or pole of the Earth's axis (see also axis). (See Antarctic and Antarctica.)

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Etymology

Origin of South Pole

1585–95, South Pole for def. 1

Example Sentences

Weather balloon observations showed that in 2025, the ozone layer directly over the South Pole dropped to a minimum of 147 Dobson Units on October 6.

From Science Daily

Recent measurements show that the Southern Westerly Winds are moving again, this time toward the South Pole as a result of climate change.

From Science Daily

But hearing her own long-lost parents say it aloud was like a spring thaw at the South Pole.

From Literature

The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach the South Pole more than a century ago.

From BBC

"He was obsessed with Scott's diaries," David says, referring to Captain Robert Scott who discovered the South Pole and died on an expedition in 1912.

From BBC